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the latest orc poll. when asked about economic conditions today, 61% of latino voters said the economy is poor. what do you make of that and how critical is that? >> i think when you look at the president's work to move this country forward, the unemployment rate, for example, is below 8% for the first time in his administration. businesses have created 5.2 million jobs since the president took office. the country is moving in the right direction. and we need to continue moving in that direction. we've come way too far to allow mitt romney to take us back to the failed economic policies of the past. and i think latino voters, like many middle class americans, see how far the president has taken us and they're not going to be willing to let mitt romney take us back. >> and staying with the economy here, 44% of latino voters say that the economy is issue number one for them. certainly no secret president obama is the big favorite over romney among latino voters. but, of course, some concern about voter turn
the latest orc poll. when asked about economic conditions today, 61% of latino voters said the economy is poor. what do you make of that and how critical is that? >> i think when you look at the president's work to move this country forward, the unemployment rate, for example, is below 8% for the first time in his administration. businesses have created 5.2 million jobs since the president took office. the country is moving in the right direction. and we need to continue moving in that...
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romney was getting hammered in the polls. keeping them honest though, disputing or downplaying the obvious, that's what campaigns do on both sides. >> it's not going to be about the polls. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight in any of these national polls for the next couple days. >> in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. he was in some cases double digits behind the president in all those attributes. >> pull back the reins. >> the media is focusing on one poll. >> that's reaction to the recent batch of polling, including that devastating pew poll that showed a four point romney lead. now consider that pew took an earlier poll in september a couple weeks before the debate, it was the republicans going ballistic when it showed romney eight points down. watch. >> these polls are basically just part and parcel of the campaign for barack obama to help him stay in this game as long as possible. >> if you believe what the polls are saying right now, you've got to believe that there's s
romney was getting hammered in the polls. keeping them honest though, disputing or downplaying the obvious, that's what campaigns do on both sides. >> it's not going to be about the polls. >> i wouldn't put a lot of weight in any of these national polls for the next couple days. >> in terms of mitt romney surging, just remember how much of a deficit he had to make up. he was in some cases double digits behind the president in all those attributes. >> pull back the reins....
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this is a new "washington post"/abc poll, back in may, 46/49. 46 for romney, 49 for obama. 47/41 47/47 right now. there's not a whole lot of movement among national voters. wrap this up for us, james, with the most important thing you think the president needs to do. >> i think he's moving on. i think his second term has to be about putting the middle class front and center, he needs to go to work on a strategy to rebuild the middle class, frame everything within that issue, and i think that's the winning strategy here. you know, i have not been luck to criticize the president's re-election campaign when i thought it was in the wrong direction. i think it's in the right direction right now, i'm happy to say i like the way this campaign is going in, i like the aggression i see out of chicago. a lot i like here. >> so when the republicans say you're only proposing class warfare, what say you? >> warren buffett says there's been a class warfare going on in this country for a long time and his class is winning. the middle class has been undersiege in this country for over 30 years. and tha
this is a new "washington post"/abc poll, back in may, 46/49. 46 for romney, 49 for obama. 47/41 47/47 right now. there's not a whole lot of movement among national voters. wrap this up for us, james, with the most important thing you think the president needs to do. >> i think he's moving on. i think his second term has to be about putting the middle class front and center, he needs to go to work on a strategy to rebuild the middle class, frame everything within that issue, and...
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do you think that is going to hurt mitt romney simply because mitt romney at this point is polling in the 24, 25% among the latino voters? >> well, let me just first of all say that mitt romney is in the position he is in with latino voters is that during the primary campaign, mitt romney had a lot to i is a. he was very specific about what he felt about immigration. first of all, he hire d the architect of the discriminatory arizona law to advise him on immigration, and he said self-deport. he said he would veto the dream act if he were president of the united states, and moreover, he talked about self-deportation, but he had a very extreme position when it came to immigration, and candy, quite honestly, he just -- the latino community is not going to suffer from amnesia and forget about the positions, because he was clear and articulate in the primary. >> congressman, let me point out that this president said that he would get comprehensive reform in the first year, and that he would propose it, and he has not delivered. you heard mitt romney down at the organization for latino elec
do you think that is going to hurt mitt romney simply because mitt romney at this point is polling in the 24, 25% among the latino voters? >> well, let me just first of all say that mitt romney is in the position he is in with latino voters is that during the primary campaign, mitt romney had a lot to i is a. he was very specific about what he felt about immigration. first of all, he hire d the architect of the discriminatory arizona law to advise him on immigration, and he said...
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governor romney is trailing the president by 10 points in that state, 53 to 43 in ohio. keep in mind no republican candidate has won the presidency without taking ohio. it matters. >>> president obama is nine points ahead in another state. key one, florida. and he's leading by 12 points in another big state, pennsylvania. and as we speak, the president is on his way to the buckeye state headed to ohio like we mentioned, due to land any minute. bowling green is the first of two campaign events in that state. we're going to bring you both the president's and mitt romney's speeches live from ohio. they get underway about 1:00 p.m. eastern or so so keep your eyes tuned. we'll have them live for you. >>> in the meantime, i know you use them. cell phones. but we've always wondered, are they bad for us? are they doing damage to us? been more than 15 years since the fcc actually set the radiation exposure limit for safe cell phone use, but you know a lot can happen in 15 years. we can get two phones, three phones, iphones, all the rest. today the u.s. government accountability o
governor romney is trailing the president by 10 points in that state, 53 to 43 in ohio. keep in mind no republican candidate has won the presidency without taking ohio. it matters. >>> president obama is nine points ahead in another state. key one, florida. and he's leading by 12 points in another big state, pennsylvania. and as we speak, the president is on his way to the buckeye state headed to ohio like we mentioned, due to land any minute. bowling green is the first of two campaign...
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a closer look at why romney's poll numbers seem to be slipping. let's bring in cnn's political reporter peter hamby. i enjoyed reading your article at cnn.com. >> thank you. >> give us some idea why if you will why the president is running so strong? >> the real problem for mitt romney is in the meat of the polls. he has advantage on economy, taxes, democrats rarely have advantage on, among women. couple things jumped out at me. this is from "the washington post" poll yesterday, mitt romney is at 50% unfave, 40% faif. barack obama 39% unfavorable, mitt romney's having trouble getting people to like him. that's a very big problem. the other thing that jumped out at me is this question of the bailout by two to one margin -- >> the auto bailout. >> the auto bailout, voters there in ohio like the bailout and said it's been good for the economy. you see this in poll after ohio poll. >> wow, those are some pretty strong numbers. you've been talking to ohio republicans. what are they saying? what are their concerns? are they afraid of losing the state? >
a closer look at why romney's poll numbers seem to be slipping. let's bring in cnn's political reporter peter hamby. i enjoyed reading your article at cnn.com. >> thank you. >> give us some idea why if you will why the president is running so strong? >> the real problem for mitt romney is in the meat of the polls. he has advantage on economy, taxes, democrats rarely have advantage on, among women. couple things jumped out at me. this is from "the washington post"...
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i pointed out according to all of the polls, romney has a major problem with women out there, and you say this to yourself, what can he do among these women voters, when the spring states according to the gallup poll, he is way behind the president. >> well, he can't do anything too obvious, and that's the problem. you know, etch a sketching is possible but it has to be done gradually and with a certain amount tact, and also good grace and also humor. and these are qualities we haven't seen him display all that often on the campaign trail. i mean, what will loosen the guy up? i don't know if anything can loosen him up, but i think he was at his strongest as a candidate when he was emphasizing his strengths which are his ability to manage things, and if he can reinforce that by selecting a vice president who shares those strengths and says, look, the federal government's a mess, we'll bring it under control and he has credibility with that, and then we'll start with the thing that you're good at and build on that. >> thanks as usual for coming in. >> my pleasure. >> thank you. you may
i pointed out according to all of the polls, romney has a major problem with women out there, and you say this to yourself, what can he do among these women voters, when the spring states according to the gallup poll, he is way behind the president. >> well, he can't do anything too obvious, and that's the problem. you know, etch a sketching is possible but it has to be done gradually and with a certain amount tact, and also good grace and also humor. and these are qualities we haven't...
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we know that polls are actually showing the president is leading romney in ohio. this is the cnn poll of polls. average of four most recent surveys. the president ahead, 55-41%. why do you think that is so significant right now? >> he has more than 40 days to go before this election, but keep in mind that the presidential debates, a series of presidential debates in that vice presidential debate gets going next week. so he doesn't have a whole lot of time on the ground to persuade swing state voters like here in ohio that he needs them on his side, and you can see he has this economic message behind me right now in big letters on that sign. it says we need a real recovery. he has been fine-tuning his economic message all morning long. trying to reconnect with voters in this stais state. he said at a hearing in the western of the state that his heartaches for people who are struggling in this economy. take a listen to a little bit of what he had to say earlier this morning. >> there is so many in our country that are hurting right now. i want to help them. he know
we know that polls are actually showing the president is leading romney in ohio. this is the cnn poll of polls. average of four most recent surveys. the president ahead, 55-41%. why do you think that is so significant right now? >> he has more than 40 days to go before this election, but keep in mind that the presidential debates, a series of presidential debates in that vice presidential debate gets going next week. so he doesn't have a whole lot of time on the ground to persuade swing...
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yeah, i mean, this one poll does indicate that mitt romney did get a bounce. of course, we're going to see a lot more national polls, a lot more polls. most importantly in the battle ground states later today, tomorrow, and wednesday ask thursday. keep your eyes on those state polls. they're really the most telling. suzanne. >> also more debates. tell us about the expectation of thursdays. this is the vice president and paul ryan. >> yep. i think there's more add stake now than there would have been beforehand, but the president's lackluster performance last wednesday makes this debate between ryan and biden a little more important. both candidates talking about how they're getting ready for it. listen. >> i'm looking forward to it. i really am. the thing about congressman ryan is he has been straight forward up until now about everything -- all the significant changes he wants to make. we have a fundamentally different view on a whole range of issues. >> is he fast on the cuff. he is a witty guy. he knows who he is. he has been doing this for 40 years. you're
yeah, i mean, this one poll does indicate that mitt romney did get a bounce. of course, we're going to see a lot more national polls, a lot more polls. most importantly in the battle ground states later today, tomorrow, and wednesday ask thursday. keep your eyes on those state polls. they're really the most telling. suzanne. >> also more debates. tell us about the expectation of thursdays. this is the vice president and paul ryan. >> yep. i think there's more add stake now than...
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let's talk about the new poll, polling information showing romney is trailing in the race nationwide. tell us more. >> we're getting new polls every day at this point in the race, which is fun for us. a new fox news poll has obama up by 48 to 43 margin over mitt romney. that's in keeping with other polls we have seen recently both nationally and in swing states, you know this poll looks like a lot of others. obama has advantages over romney on the economy and a range of issues. one thing that stood out in the poll is that a lot of voters didn't like how obama's handling the situation in libya. and the romney campaign sort of sees that as well which is why you see them hitting obama so hard on this lately. but there is still a problem here for romney. this is why the debates are so important. romney wants to change the fundamental structure of this race with this debate coming up next wednesday. remember, over 50 million people watched the first presidential debate in 2008. this is going to be a big moment coming up next week, fred, for mitt romney. >> well, let's shift to the u.s. sen
let's talk about the new poll, polling information showing romney is trailing in the race nationwide. tell us more. >> we're getting new polls every day at this point in the race, which is fun for us. a new fox news poll has obama up by 48 to 43 margin over mitt romney. that's in keeping with other polls we have seen recently both nationally and in swing states, you know this poll looks like a lot of others. obama has advantages over romney on the economy and a range of issues. one thing...
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for romney. this certainly dividing the jewish vote. >> it's just fascinating, poppy, to hear folks talk about it, debate about it. clearly both sides very passionate about this, the fact that they even spoke to you during the holy day, that is quite amazing. thank you very much. appreciate your reporting. >>> so do you have an i.d.? 31 states have laws that require voters to show them at the polls. minority votes say their votes may not count. >>> people cleaning up one of the pretty spots on the planet, recycling the trash and giving a place for people to live. this is an echo brick. this is the container. this is where you stuff all the wrappers, all the plastic bags, everything that is synthetic and inorganic trash. and then you have an echo brick ready for construction. i'm suzanna, the founder of the movement. ♪ [ male announcer ] the first look...is only the beginning. ♪ ♪ introducing a stunning work of technology. ♪ introducing the entirely new lexus es. and the first ever es hybr
for romney. this certainly dividing the jewish vote. >> it's just fascinating, poppy, to hear folks talk about it, debate about it. clearly both sides very passionate about this, the fact that they even spoke to you during the holy day, that is quite amazing. thank you very much. appreciate your reporting. >>> so do you have an i.d.? 31 states have laws that require voters to show them at the polls. minority votes say their votes may not count. >>> people cleaning up one...
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take a look at this, our most recent poll from a few days ago. who has the better vision for the country right now? look at this. the numbers are split with maybe romney having a slight advantage. that's why this speech is so important tonight for the president. >> it's also important for vice president biden to do a good job introducing. this isn't the traditional kind of introduction. he was supposed to be last night if you did the traditional kind of layout. but what is most important for the vice president? to be an attack dog or to stay off the daily show and stay out of republican ads for making gaffes? >> reporter: yeah, i guess you could say both. you bring up a good point. traditionally, the vice president's address is on the night before. but i guess the former president bumped him into an earlier 9:00 speech tonight, 9:00 eastern. i think you're going to see vice president biden be the attack dog. that is the traditional role of a running mate. we saw paul ryan do it last week in tampa. i think you'll see him do it again tonight. and m
take a look at this, our most recent poll from a few days ago. who has the better vision for the country right now? look at this. the numbers are split with maybe romney having a slight advantage. that's why this speech is so important tonight for the president. >> it's also important for vice president biden to do a good job introducing. this isn't the traditional kind of introduction. he was supposed to be last night if you did the traditional kind of layout. but what is most important...
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and the pew poll that came out earlier this week, wolf, said six in ten voters believe that romney is promising more than he can deliver. one reason bill clinton's speech was so popular at the democratic convention was he said the arithmetic doesn't add up. so you can push is this just rhetoric during a campaign, or is this real? if you want to close tax loopholes, okay, fine. what loopholes would you close? he's got to answer that. and so far hasn't done it. >> his argument is i don't want to put all that out right now. because if he's president, he's going to have to negotiate all those issues with democrats. and why put your on position out right now. >> sure. >> i don't know if his argument's going to necessarily hold. that's another matter. a lot of folks have seen romney over these past couple weeks at the debate, in the interview with me, moving more towards the center. do you see that? >> i did. i saw that particularly in your interview when he talked about the wealthy and how his tax plan would affect the wealthy. because of course the obama team is saying, you know, mitt rom
and the pew poll that came out earlier this week, wolf, said six in ten voters believe that romney is promising more than he can deliver. one reason bill clinton's speech was so popular at the democratic convention was he said the arithmetic doesn't add up. so you can push is this just rhetoric during a campaign, or is this real? if you want to close tax loopholes, okay, fine. what loopholes would you close? he's got to answer that. and so far hasn't done it. >> his argument is i don't...
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. >>> president obama and mitt romney neck and neck in the latest polls. we'll take a look at what this means for both of their campaigns. do stay with us. [ male announcer ] this is corporate caterers, miami, florida. in here, great food demands a great presentation. so at&t showed corporate caterers how to better collaborate by using a mobile solution, in a whole new way. using real-time photo sharing abilities, they can create and maintain high standards, from kitchen to table. this technology allows us to collaborate with our drivers to make a better experience for our customers. [ male announcer ] it's a network of possibilities -- helping you do what you do... even better. ♪ >>> republicans rally around mitt romney at their meeting in arizona as the latest polls show romney running neck and neck with president obama. and speaking of the president, he's getting some major fund-raising help from actor george clooney. more on that ahead. first, let's bring in our political panel. democrat strategist and cnn contributor maria cardona, and republican ma
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hampshire and in the polls in south carolina. so that would mean the battle is for second place, right? ron paul certainly thinks so. so much so that he's aimed his fire at rick santorum, the guy who came out of iowa with so much momentum. and the ron paul ads are really one reflection of that. he's got a new ad coming out in south carolina starting on monday that really just isn't very nice when it comes to santorum. listen to this. >> rick santorum, a corporate lobbyist and washington politician, a record of betrayal. the facts? santorum promised a balanced budget amendment, then voted five times to raise the debt ceiling, even for the bridge to nowhere, adding trillions to the debt. >> reporter: so it's the latest ron paul ad directed at a conservative republican, very tough language there. and he's quite unapologetic about it. >> the guy who does those commercials -- seems like it's always the same guy -- did you know that this candidate did this? >> reporter: i know, and the voice. you have to have the voice. >> what's this
hampshire and in the polls in south carolina. so that would mean the battle is for second place, right? ron paul certainly thinks so. so much so that he's aimed his fire at rick santorum, the guy who came out of iowa with so much momentum. and the ron paul ads are really one reflection of that. he's got a new ad coming out in south carolina starting on monday that really just isn't very nice when it comes to santorum. listen to this. >> rick santorum, a corporate lobbyist and washington...
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poll, mitt romney is out to an advantage among registered voters. in the 15 states that we can in play. the seven toss-up states and the eight states leaning towards either the president or his republican challenge. the news is not all good. as the election approaches, few things are seen more important for voter enthusiasm. the polling indicates in march only 46% of democrats said they were enthusiastic about involving in november. and now it's up to 59%. so that's a 13% increase in enthusiasm. on the democratic side. certainly not so on the republican side. it's been consistent since march. and really hasn't moved above 52% or 51%. >> still a significant number of americans out there, joe, who haven't made up their minds yet. they're maybe leaning one way or the other, but they're open to changing their minds down the road. still four months to go. >> that's true. you're talking about one in five. also important to know that 79% have already made up their mind. a lot of people out there are pretty much locked in. 39% said they made up their minds.
poll, mitt romney is out to an advantage among registered voters. in the 15 states that we can in play. the seven toss-up states and the eight states leaning towards either the president or his republican challenge. the news is not all good. as the election approaches, few things are seen more important for voter enthusiasm. the polling indicates in march only 46% of democrats said they were enthusiastic about involving in november. and now it's up to 59%. so that's a 13% increase in...
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of new poll numbers. >>> in florida our new poll, alice, has mitt romney way, way ahead. romney 43%, santorum 19, gingrich 18, ron paul 9%, rick perry only 2%. look, thing can change pretty quickly, as we all know, but florida is a very different market, very expensive, a lot more people than south carolina, iowa or new hampshire, to be sure. >> no doubt. it's a very expensive state to campaign in. certainly romney has the upper hand in terms of the financial backing in order to place ads there, but he has has some strong organization on the ground in florida. on to donna's point, what's key also is despite the poll numbers, you have to have the organization to urn it the voters out on saturday. romney's got strong organization there in south carolina, but what we're seeing, peel back the numbers, you're seeing a lot of the support that gingrich has picked up has come from the tea party movement. that's something that romney didn't quite shore up like he thought he did. if the tea party can engage in that moment to turn out on saturday, that's going to be keep for gingric
of new poll numbers. >>> in florida our new poll, alice, has mitt romney way, way ahead. romney 43%, santorum 19, gingrich 18, ron paul 9%, rick perry only 2%. look, thing can change pretty quickly, as we all know, but florida is a very different market, very expensive, a lot more people than south carolina, iowa or new hampshire, to be sure. >> no doubt. it's a very expensive state to campaign in. certainly romney has the upper hand in terms of the financial backing in order to...
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until now mitt romney's message was centered on the economy and with obama leading in the polls republicans have seized on the embassy crisis to attack the president's leadership. >> all of us are watching events closely. we know who america is dealing with in knees attacks. they are extremists who operate by violence and intimidation and the leasty equivocation or mixed signal only makes them bolder. >> conservative pundit bill crystal has gone so far as to predict, quote, whoever wins the national security debate over the next few weeks will win the election? really? what happened to the economy? what do you make of the attacks on u.s. embassy. your comments later this hour. sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. [ male announcer ] it's the power of aspirin plus more in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. new bayer migraine formula. in a triple action formula to relieve your tough migraines. on
until now mitt romney's message was centered on the economy and with obama leading in the polls republicans have seized on the embassy crisis to attack the president's leadership. >> all of us are watching events closely. we know who america is dealing with in knees attacks. they are extremists who operate by violence and intimidation and the leasty equivocation or mixed signal only makes them bolder. >> conservative pundit bill crystal has gone so far as to predict, quote, whoever...
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." >> mitt romney, the clear front-runner in a cnn/orcp poll out just now. romney with a double-digit lead, asking republican voters their choice for the nominee. look at the battle for second place. newt gingrich, ron paul, rick santorum are all in a statistic cal tie, each getting between 15 and 18%. let's get more from gloria borger, taking a closer look at all of this. he's rising nationally, at least it looks like that. >> yeah, it is, and rising at newt gingrich's expense. we compared the numbers you just showed with the numbers from december. what a difference a month makes. romney in december, 28%, now 34, up six. newt gingrich down ten points, and again paul has been pretty consistent. santorum almost quadrupled his support. i think the big news here, wolf, to me is that mitt romney has broken through that 25%, 28% level with republicans, now is pitch into the mid 30 range. that probably means who we're seeing in this national poll is that it reflects what's gone on in iowa and new hampshire. as i always say nothing succeeds like success. clearly re
." >> mitt romney, the clear front-runner in a cnn/orcp poll out just now. romney with a double-digit lead, asking republican voters their choice for the nominee. look at the battle for second place. newt gingrich, ron paul, rick santorum are all in a statistic cal tie, each getting between 15 and 18%. let's get more from gloria borger, taking a closer look at all of this. he's rising nationally, at least it looks like that. >> yeah, it is, and rising at newt gingrich's...
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not only does romney have ground to make up in ohio and florida, the latest poll of polls shows romney trailing the president by ten points. republicans have tried but failed to win pennsylvania in recent elections. just ask john mccain who made his own last ditch effort. >> one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania tomorrow. with your help, we will win. >> now, it's unclear what kind of resources the romney campaign is planning to spend on pennsylvania when asked if they would buy in ads in the state, a romney aid said that is for the romney campaign to know and the obama campaign to worry about. >>> thank you, let's get more on that phone call between president obama and the isreali prime minister benjamin netanyahu. >> reporter: they always emp fi -- say they're in touch weekly. >> they attended tat different times, no meetings, no handshakes, but today a follow up phone call that an official said lasted more than 20 minutes. in a statement released by the white house, it covered a range of security issues, the president reaffirmed his com
not only does romney have ground to make up in ohio and florida, the latest poll of polls shows romney trailing the president by ten points. republicans have tried but failed to win pennsylvania in recent elections. just ask john mccain who made his own last ditch effort. >> one day left until we take america in a new direction. we need to win in pennsylvania tomorrow. with your help, we will win. >> now, it's unclear what kind of resources the romney campaign is planning to spend...
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but paul is right about romney just needs to be respectable here, and then he lost, he came in fourth last time with 15% or something so he's better than he was, but he should be watching santorum. >> erick, is that what you're hearing on the ground as well about santorum? also, do you think this attack using bain capital, do you think it's been successful on romney in south carolina? >> i absolutely think the bain capital attacks have been successful on romney. not necessarily because of the way newt or rick perry went after at attacks but raising the attacks. and now we're starting to realize what's unknown about his time at bain capital. saying no one really knows. this is what he's running on and we don't know. we can't justify or sustain the jobs claims he's running on. raising these attacks now i think ultimately might help him be able to deal with them early. he's losing steam rapidly in south carolina. his supporters are going elsewhere. it changes day to day. i would point out romney -- i don't know -- he's been in florida, his super pac, they're running a lot of ads in flori
but paul is right about romney just needs to be respectable here, and then he lost, he came in fourth last time with 15% or something so he's better than he was, but he should be watching santorum. >> erick, is that what you're hearing on the ground as well about santorum? also, do you think this attack using bain capital, do you think it's been successful on romney in south carolina? >> i absolutely think the bain capital attacks have been successful on romney. not necessarily...
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this hour, the state at play, and a tougher poll for romney at least, south carolina. i'll ask about the bitter primary attacks under way right now. are the gop candidates giving a gift to president obama? and the iowa women applaudeded by our own election team and caucus watchers around the country. stand by to learn more about edith and carolyn, who solved the case of the missing votes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the "situation room." tuesday's new hampshire primary is just around the corner. get this, the dramatic anticipation is building for the republican presidential candidates. the first southern showdown will take place on january 21st, our new cnn poll is the first snapshot of support in south carolina, taken after the squeaker in iowa this past week. look at this, mitt romney now has an 18 point lead in the state of south carolina, which wasn't seen necessarily as all that friendly of a place for him. rick santorum has shot into number two in south carolina after his near victory in io
this hour, the state at play, and a tougher poll for romney at least, south carolina. i'll ask about the bitter primary attacks under way right now. are the gop candidates giving a gift to president obama? and the iowa women applaudeded by our own election team and caucus watchers around the country. stand by to learn more about edith and carolyn, who solved the case of the missing votes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the...
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. >> a national poll showing romney's national favorability at 53%, just shy of obama at 54%, there used to be a much greater gap there, are we saying that turn decideds are certainly playing a role in a big way here? >> yes, i think that usually, in most polling experts, most of the political experts who have studied this over the years, if you're undecided at this late stage, you have a tendency numb necessarily huge numbers, but in bigger numbers for the challanger as opposed to the incumbent. you've known the incumbent for four years, you've gotten used to it, you know what to expect. the challenger, if you're still undecided, there's a tendency to break for the challenger. >> do we think this election really will be this close? >> yes, i think it will be this close. i'm going to be anchoring our coverage, as you know, tuesday night, so i'm getting ready for a long night. four years ago at 11:00 p.m. on the east coast when the polls closed on the west coast, california, oregon, washington state, hawaii, we projected a winner of 270-plus electoral college votes for barack obama. i don
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a poll shows the president has a three point edge over his challenger, mitt romney. a new ohio poll from the university of cincinnati shows president obama with a five point edge among likely voters. florida poll showing a one point edge for the president. that amounts to a dead heat. the margin is 3.5. cnn's poll of polls in florida shows a wider gap. four point advantage for president obama. so those are the polls. love them or hate them and wolf blitzer joins me now. governor romney says he has a theory on why he has not been performing well with regards to the polls. >> i think that the president's campaign has focused its advertising in many cases on very inaccurate portrayals of my positions. they have been very aggressive in their attacks on a personal basis and on a policy basis. >> ina accurate portrayals of my positions. this from one saying we will not let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers. both of these campaigns have made glaring errors in their work. >> i think what romney was referring to was not necessarily the obama campaign ad but a prioriti
a poll shows the president has a three point edge over his challenger, mitt romney. a new ohio poll from the university of cincinnati shows president obama with a five point edge among likely voters. florida poll showing a one point edge for the president. that amounts to a dead heat. the margin is 3.5. cnn's poll of polls in florida shows a wider gap. four point advantage for president obama. so those are the polls. love them or hate them and wolf blitzer joins me now. governor romney says he...
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mitt romney sharpened his message this week trying to say that government needs to get out of the way so does that resonate? >> i think he has a willing audience. i will say. this i think we too often treat so many economic indicators. for example, unemployment, as like the political scoreboard plus one negative one. what's more important is how people feel. that sounds vague. college professors have quantified this, take home pay, what your paycheck looks like after inflation and taxes. >> going down. >> going todown. i don't know if mitt romney has the answer to what americans need because willing audience is ready to listen. >> what mitt romney is trying to say is don't let this president squander a recovery. the president is saying, look, we have a recovery and it is because of our policies. those are the two messages they're trying to sell. >> they are. mitt romney had to pivot the message a bit or will have to to acknowledge the improving recovery saying we may be moving in the right direction but not fast enough because of this failed policy. that's the argument. it is all abou
mitt romney sharpened his message this week trying to say that government needs to get out of the way so does that resonate? >> i think he has a willing audience. i will say. this i think we too often treat so many economic indicators. for example, unemployment, as like the political scoreboard plus one negative one. what's more important is how people feel. that sounds vague. college professors have quantified this, take home pay, what your paycheck looks like after inflation and taxes....
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the fox news poll, 49% obama, 42% romney. the reuters poll, obama 49%, romney 42%. what's going on here? >> couple things. one, we're looking at registered voters here. when you look at likely voters underneath that, there's more intensity on the republican side. so the race does get a little closer. but obama remains a couple points ahead as he does i think in most polls. nothing fundamentally has changed here except one thing. mitt romney's negative does seem to be going up. some of the obama attacks seem to be having an effect on it after this long, long summer we've been through. but the race is still about bigger things. the economy hasn't changed. it's still going down the toilet. we're losing jobs. the race is still basically very close. >> when you say the difference between registered and likely voters, registered voters are people who have already registered. likely voters are registered voters plus those who might still register. >> no. likely voters are those who are on the rolls, but when you ask them are you really sure they're going to vote in they te
the fox news poll, 49% obama, 42% romney. the reuters poll, obama 49%, romney 42%. what's going on here? >> couple things. one, we're looking at registered voters here. when you look at likely voters underneath that, there's more intensity on the republican side. so the race does get a little closer. but obama remains a couple points ahead as he does i think in most polls. nothing fundamentally has changed here except one thing. mitt romney's negative does seem to be going up. some of the...
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and as the cnn poll shows in ryan's home state of wisconsin, 52% of catholics support mitt romney. 43% back president obama. some say it may all come down to the catholic vote. >> reporter: how important is the catholic swing voter? >> ohio, pennsylvania, florida. hugely large catholic population. catholics will decide the election. >> and ryan debate is highlighting a divide among american catholics. we like to talk about the catholic vote. but it's not a monolithic group. you have progressives. you can call them the joe biden catholics. then you have more conservative catholics lining up behind paul ryan. and which group will have the largest turnout in november? >> it will be a critically important turnout among catholics in the state. and they don't necessarily agree on all of this? it's not a monolithic vote to be sure. thank you very much. todd akin of missouri is apologizing profusely for his stunning comment that legitimate rape rarely results in pregnancy. but the missouri republican has sparked fur eed fury among the l spectrum. >> the views expressed were offensive. rape is
and as the cnn poll shows in ryan's home state of wisconsin, 52% of catholics support mitt romney. 43% back president obama. some say it may all come down to the catholic vote. >> reporter: how important is the catholic swing voter? >> ohio, pennsylvania, florida. hugely large catholic population. catholics will decide the election. >> and ryan debate is highlighting a divide among american catholics. we like to talk about the catholic vote. but it's not a monolithic group....
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close to romney at the top of the poll, including ron paul. if south carolina starts sliding towards the libertarian principles that the tea party have been talking about over the last several of years you will see ron paul being an influence in south carolina next saturday. looking for the pure conservative, there's going to see a bigger bounce for newt gingrich where he's gotten back up in to second place and overtake romney. if people acquies behind romney saying he's republican enough for us, we'll go after president obama, he'll win south carolina and move in to florida in a pretty much wrap it up getting to the beginning of march and depend on whether they go puritan, libertarian or just republican. >> okay. well, maria, let me ask you, we spoke to earlier newt gingrich former campaign manager and he basically said this is good practice. now mitt romney assuming the nominee he'll know what's coming from the obama administration. is that the case or is there a weakening of his foundation? >> oh, i think there's certainly a weakening of hi
close to romney at the top of the poll, including ron paul. if south carolina starts sliding towards the libertarian principles that the tea party have been talking about over the last several of years you will see ron paul being an influence in south carolina next saturday. looking for the pure conservative, there's going to see a bigger bounce for newt gingrich where he's gotten back up in to second place and overtake romney. if people acquies behind romney saying he's republican enough for...
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you see they're each polling at 40%. back in 2004, more than half of catholic voters chose president bush, even though his opponent, john kerry, is catholic. in 2008, more than half of catholic voters chose obama. flash forward to this year, both parties had america's highest profile catholic, new york archbishop timothy dolan give the closing. and i want to bring in eric mara podi. you live this, study this. conservative catholics would never vote for obama and biden because of their views on abortion, more progressive catholics question the morality of the romney/ryan budget choices. which do you believe is the more predominant view among american catholics? >> i think it is close to split dead even on this. i traveled around the country and talked to people and report on this all over. we see a pretty even divide and i think the two gentlemen we saw on the stage, vice president biden and congressman ryan are the perfect embodiment of each of those two sides. you know, with congressman ryan, he's the kind of guy who mi
you see they're each polling at 40%. back in 2004, more than half of catholic voters chose president bush, even though his opponent, john kerry, is catholic. in 2008, more than half of catholic voters chose obama. flash forward to this year, both parties had america's highest profile catholic, new york archbishop timothy dolan give the closing. and i want to bring in eric mara podi. you live this, study this. conservative catholics would never vote for obama and biden because of their views on...
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i believe on the cnn poll governor romney was slightly ahead. it was a ppp democratic polling group that had people saying more likely to vote for governor romney 47-35. less likely more likely to vote for president obama 32 less likely 46. and that was a poll also that said on points, on points, president obama won the race. and the final analysis this is an election. people are looking for who can be the commander in chief. hat governor romney did last night is he tied having a strong economy as being essential to having a strong military strong foreign policy and clearly on that point he clearly won the debate. >> what he also seemed to do last night, more than he has ever done before, and i've covered him now for, you know, five years, is he seemed to agree with president obama on a whole range of foreign policy issues. seemingly for the first time. let's listen to what he said. >> i felt the same as the president did. i want to underscore the same point the president made. the president was right to up the usage of that technology. >> there
i believe on the cnn poll governor romney was slightly ahead. it was a ppp democratic polling group that had people saying more likely to vote for governor romney 47-35. less likely more likely to vote for president obama 32 less likely 46. and that was a poll also that said on points, on points, president obama won the race. and the final analysis this is an election. people are looking for who can be the commander in chief. hat governor romney did last night is he tied having a strong economy...
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fight and then you have a poll yesterday that comes out and says in terms of likability, romney is 40 points behind. that's why rick santorum was able to challenge. >> he needs a personality transplant, which i don't think they offer anywhere. that's tough. i think maybe he could do some work and be more authentic with who he is. he's the guy with the elevator for his cars, puts his dog on the roof. it's who he is. he's not the beer drinking talk of wheat in his mouth. he needs to stop pretending he's something he's not. maybe then people can be more comfortable. americans feel he's a phony. >> a lot of people pointed out it's not that barack obama is going to the poor house. this is a guy who was the harvard review editor. he had a best-selling book. his future is assured as former president of the united states whether it a year or five years from now. there's an authenticity question that lingers for romney. what does he do about it? >> he needs to be himself. i agree, the likability numbers are automatic. it's something he can repair. you have to understand, he's been fighting off
fight and then you have a poll yesterday that comes out and says in terms of likability, romney is 40 points behind. that's why rick santorum was able to challenge. >> he needs a personality transplant, which i don't think they offer anywhere. that's tough. i think maybe he could do some work and be more authentic with who he is. he's the guy with the elevator for his cars, puts his dog on the roof. it's who he is. he's not the beer drinking talk of wheat in his mouth. he needs to stop...
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lots of polls may be wrong, but every poll wasn't wrong and what -- that's what the romney folks were counting on. and it's partly understandable. a lot of these polls were baking in a roughly 2008 voter turnout. we sort of thought that was a once in a lifetime sort of thing. it turns out it isn't. as you said at the top, not only did president obama keep his coalition together, he expanded it. talked to a polling analyst today who had some shocking figures for me about ohio. not only was african-american turnout in ohio higher than in 2008, it was higher than the percentage of the population. and, wolf, listen to this. if african-american turnout in ohio yesterday had been what it was in 2008, romney would have won. so that really crystallizes how much demographics can matter, how much mechanics can matter in a campaign that has the resources, the skills to turn out every last one of their voters. here in virginia, voters were telling me that democrats in line were being checked in by an obama volunteer who had a tablet keeping track of their voters. the republicans i talked to, nobo
lots of polls may be wrong, but every poll wasn't wrong and what -- that's what the romney folks were counting on. and it's partly understandable. a lot of these polls were baking in a roughly 2008 voter turnout. we sort of thought that was a once in a lifetime sort of thing. it turns out it isn't. as you said at the top, not only did president obama keep his coalition together, he expanded it. talked to a polling analyst today who had some shocking figures for me about ohio. not only was...
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battleground states, these are nbc/wall street journal poll numbers, in ohio, obama 50, romney 43. in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a close election, which is going to be must win for mitt romney. there are varying polls on virginia. virginia is looking strong for president obama but it's all over the map. president obama certainly has more paths to victory than mitt romney. he has to win florida and ohio and pick up nevada, colorado, iowa, new hampshire, wisconsin's in play. polls a snapshot of where we are now. you're right, it was before all of this tumult in the middle east began again. to the extent they represent a trend line tells us something. ohio is the only one of the three you mentioned that i think republicans are be
battleground states, these are nbc/wall street journal poll numbers, in ohio, obama 50, romney 43. in virginia and florida, obama 49, romney 44. they're beginning to get very depressed, the republicans, when they see these numbers. no republican has ever been elected without at least ohio. how worried should they be? >> if you ask any republican now if the election today was held, most republicans would say unfortunately it looks like president obama is leading. ohio and florida are in a...
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some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bolster and john king so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. to prove how great the fit is even under a fantastic dress. the best protection now looks, fits and feels just like underwear. we invite you to get a free sample and try one on too. ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you engineer a true automotive breakthrough? ♪ you give it bold new styling, unsurpassed luxury and nearly 1,000 improvements. introducing the redesigned 2013 glk. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. keeping up with the kids is tough, so i drink emergen-c. with vitamin c for immune support and b vitamins for natural energy, i'm ready for whatever they get into. get your free sample at myemergenc.com. stay healthy and feel the good. turn to senokot-s tablets. senokot-s has a natural vegetable laxative ingredient plus the comfort of a stool softener for gen
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. >> when you look at the polling, it says governor romney does better in polling on the economy. >> we have an opportunity this week to make sure that the country really understands the president's plan and his plan is to really build the economy from the middle class out. i think as you look at his investments in education, in job skills training, his plans for infrastructure -- >> it's the rhetoric versus the reality. this is an important week to get the message out. >> plans are laid out in budgets and the reality is in four years president obama's laid out a budget, there's not a single person in the house or senate, democrat or republican, who has ever voted for the president's budget. when the president presented his budget, it was defeated 99-0. when it went to the house, defeated 414-0. >> it was the president's plan. >> everybody has consistently said mitt romney's plan was low on details, right? one across -- >> the president cannot -- how bad is your budget -- >> romney the other night was not light on specifics? >>. >> 59-point plan, you get get through -- >> i heard tha
. >> when you look at the polling, it says governor romney does better in polling on the economy. >> we have an opportunity this week to make sure that the country really understands the president's plan and his plan is to really build the economy from the middle class out. i think as you look at his investments in education, in job skills training, his plans for infrastructure -- >> it's the rhetoric versus the reality. this is an important week to get the message out....
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some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bell chesh, meaning he believes it, and john king, so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. dfrmths a young tv actor brutally kill his elder ly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murder mystery when we continue. >>> raw politics now. in a case of complaining about the ref when the call goes against you or perhaps in this instance, questioning the polls, virtually all of them, when the polls show you losing. so do the complainers have a case? get ready for a debate on that. first, you guessed it, new polling from nbc news and "the wall street journal" in three battleground states show president obama leading in new hampshire by seven percentage points over mitt romney among likely voters. in nevada, mr. obama has a two-point lead which is within the margin of error and in north carolina, the president also leads by two points. now, nationwide, he leads o
some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bell chesh, meaning he believes it, and john king, so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. dfrmths a young tv actor brutally kill his elder ly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murder mystery when we continue. >>> raw politics now. in a case of complaining...
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most "the new york times"/cbs poll showing obama beating romney. obama trumping santorum in this poll. so, maria, what do the numbers tell us about obama's standing at this point? >> well, you know, it is still a long ways off to the election so i don't think we should read a whole lot in to that. and i can tell you the president and the white house certainly aren't reading a whole lot in that. they're going to be continued -- they're going to continue to be focused on dealing with the problems that middle class families have, workers have, creating jobs. continuing the economic growth that we have been on this path right now. and i think that what it also shows, though, is that the republican message isn't really getting through and the more that this goes on regardless of whether, you know, mitt romney able to be resolute in all of this, the issue is, if he isn't the nominee, i think most people think he will be the nominee, how damaged is he going to come out of this prolonged republican race where he himself has shown that he does not have the
most "the new york times"/cbs poll showing obama beating romney. obama trumping santorum in this poll. so, maria, what do the numbers tell us about obama's standing at this point? >> well, you know, it is still a long ways off to the election so i don't think we should read a whole lot in to that. and i can tell you the president and the white house certainly aren't reading a whole lot in that. they're going to be continued -- they're going to continue to be focused on dealing...
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what fellow mormons are say about mitt romney and jon huntsman in a brand-new poll. you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed. try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. >>> a florida university student beaten to death, his parents are suing the bus company, but experts say the case may be more complicated than it appears. george hall well has the story. >> reporter: severely beaten, killed on this tour bus, 26-year-old florida a & m robert champion died after a hazing incident. now his parents' attorney say they are taking legal action. >> we want to know what bus employee was assigned, how did the students get on, how did the bess gut turned on, how was the air conditioning on, how were they able to stake on there long enough to beat him to death. >> reporter: the impending lawsuit is the first step toward getting some answers. >> let me make it personal. my son, what was done to my son was wrong, it was brutal. he had nobody that would help him. >> we
what fellow mormons are say about mitt romney and jon huntsman in a brand-new poll. you can with green giant frozen vegetables. over twenty delicious varieties have sixty calories or less per serving and are now weight watchers-endorsed. try green giant frozen vegetables with sauce. >>> a florida university student beaten to death, his parents are suing the bus company, but experts say the case may be more complicated than it appears. george hall well has the story. >> reporter:...
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some are now claiming that the polls are skewed against mitt romney. republicans claiming that. ari fleischer believes it. he joins us. so does obama 2012 pollster cornell bolster and john king so you can decide for yourself what you should believe. this is stacy from springfield. oh whoa. hello? yes. i didn't realize i'd be talking to an actual person. you don't need to press "0," i'm here. reach a person, not a prompt whenever you call chase sapphire. i was talking to my best friend. i told her i wasn't feeling like myself... i had pain in my pelvic area... and bleeding that wasn't normal for me. she said i had to go to the doctor. turned out i had uterine cancer, a type of gynecologic cancer. i received treatment and we're confident i'll be fine. please listen to your body. if something doesn't feel right for two weeks or longer, see your doctor. get the inside knowledge about gynecologic cancers. knowing can make all the difference in the world. >>> the young tv actor brutally kill his elderly landlady before falling to his own death? the tragic story behind a hollywood murd
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now, the new polling was done after the release of mitt romney's secretly recorded remarks to a group of wealthy donors back in may. romney told them as you know that 47% of americans are dependent on government, see themselves as victims and will vote for president obama no matter what. he said it wasn't his job to worry about them. he says he didn't say it very elegantly but as you saw at the top, mr. romney doubled down today with cnn's jim acosta on that now debunked ad claiming that president obama is taking the work requirement out of welfare. in addition, as we said, there's new polling out tonight with a special focus on the economy. i talked about it earlier with chief national correspondent john king and chief political analyst gloria borger. so john, new polling out today from the "washington post" focuses on two of the most critical states in the election cycle, obviously ohio and florida. what do they show? >> they show bad news for governor romney heading into the big week of the first debate. ohio without a doubt a must-win state for governor romney. here's the new "the
now, the new polling was done after the release of mitt romney's secretly recorded remarks to a group of wealthy donors back in may. romney told them as you know that 47% of americans are dependent on government, see themselves as victims and will vote for president obama no matter what. he said it wasn't his job to worry about them. he says he didn't say it very elegantly but as you saw at the top, mr. romney doubled down today with cnn's jim acosta on that now debunked ad claiming that...
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mitt romney talking about the polls and says basically he likes the position he is in. he says basically he is within the sampling in a lot of these surveys. as for what he is going to do, well, the campaign says we're going to see more of mitt. basically that. more of mitt romney on the campaign trail, and more of mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan spelling out what they would do especially to help the middle class. romney was asked about this on an interview on "60 minutes" on cbs. take a listen. >> i wonder if any of that criticism gets through to you and whether you're concerned about it at all, whether it -- >> that's not the campaign. that was me, right? that's not a campaign. i've got a very effective campaign. it's doi doing a very good job, but not everything i say is elegant, and i want to make it very clear. i want to help 100% of the american people. >> the candidate's wife, ann romney, was more blunt last week telling republicans to cut it out with the criticism. >> basically telling them to knock it off, that this is not an easy job to run for pres
mitt romney talking about the polls and says basically he likes the position he is in. he says basically he is within the sampling in a lot of these surveys. as for what he is going to do, well, the campaign says we're going to see more of mitt. basically that. more of mitt romney on the campaign trail, and more of mitt romney and his running mate paul ryan spelling out what they would do especially to help the middle class. romney was asked about this on an interview on "60 minutes"...
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poll after poll shows mitt romney and rick santorum in a statistical dead heat. can santorum build on that momentum and what does romney need to do to get the nomination is all the while, president obama is edging up in the polls. joining us is ari fleisher, cnn contributor and former white house press secretary for president george w. bush. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> let's start with the santorum surge. can he keep this going or is santorum the latest romney alternative? >> he is the latest romney alternative but by virtue of the fact he is the latest and almost a one-on-one ray he can keep it going that's what distinguishindistinguishines it from the other has beens in the polls, took a week or two, divide and conquer for mitt romney, he divided and conquered. newt is increasingly to the side, it is one-on-one and a grave threat to mitt romney. >> if you are in the romney camp, you have got the money, you have got this amazing organization, you have got the fact that you have done this before. how are you feeling about the facts fact that rick san
poll after poll shows mitt romney and rick santorum in a statistical dead heat. can santorum build on that momentum and what does romney need to do to get the nomination is all the while, president obama is edging up in the polls. joining us is ari fleisher, cnn contributor and former white house press secretary for president george w. bush. welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> let's start with the santorum surge. can he keep this going or is santorum the latest romney...
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in our moegs recent poll we asked one of the most important issues out there said economic issues, 33% said domestic and social issues. 4% said foreign policy issues. and on the issue of foreign policy, you know, the president does much better. obama 54%, romney 42%. but, candy, 4%, unless there's a crisis, usually foreign policy is not on the minds of a lot of americans. >> right. and the question is how will we view this through the prism of november? when it was one thing when osama bin laden was out there and there was this, you know, is the bush administration going to get him when john kerry was running against george bush. the question is, does it have resonance come november with that 4%? because we keep seeing close polls. perhaps it could. but i think the larger question here is in listening to president obama was almost like listening to hillary clinton four years ago when she kept saying, well, you know what i know from having done this et cetera, et cetera. it does not seem to me that americans unless they feel a real threat to u.s. homeland that they vote on the basis of
in our moegs recent poll we asked one of the most important issues out there said economic issues, 33% said domestic and social issues. 4% said foreign policy issues. and on the issue of foreign policy, you know, the president does much better. obama 54%, romney 42%. but, candy, 4%, unless there's a crisis, usually foreign policy is not on the minds of a lot of americans. >> right. and the question is how will we view this through the prism of november? when it was one thing when osama...
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and a new political poll that shows president obama holding just a three-point lead over mitt romney. want to get right to it. >>> first, actor andy griffith has died. we all remember iconic show theme and his folksy manner made him a star in the 1960s. as sheriff andy taylor on "the andy griffith show." set in the fictional town of mayberry. griffith played a single bad who kept the peace and doled out advice in a country town. in the 1980s he found fame again in the courtroom drama "matlock." he was a member of the tv and christian music hall of fame. want to bring in our own larry king who joins us by phone who knows mr. griffith well. you interviewed him several times. give us your impressions, your sense of who he was. >> well, suzanne, he was an incredible person.
and a new political poll that shows president obama holding just a three-point lead over mitt romney. want to get right to it. >>> first, actor andy griffith has died. we all remember iconic show theme and his folksy manner made him a star in the 1960s. as sheriff andy taylor on "the andy griffith show." set in the fictional town of mayberry. griffith played a single bad who kept the peace and doled out advice in a country town. in the 1980s he found fame again in the...